submandibular ganglion

English

Noun

submandibular ganglion (plural submandibular ganglia)

1. (neuroanatomy) An autonomic ganglion that is situated on the hyoglossus muscle above the deep part of the submandibular gland, receives preganglionic fibers from the facial nerve by way of the chorda tympani, and sends postganglionic fibers to the submandibular and sublingual glands.

   Synonym: submaxillary ganglion

Translations

autonomic ganglion

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下頜下神經節／下颌下神经节 (xiàhéxià shénjīngjié, (Taiwan) xiàgéxià shénjīngjié); 頜下神經節／颌下神经节 (héxià shénjīngjié, (Taiwan) géxià shénjīngjié)

References

• “submandibular ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.